Events for Health-Care Professionals
The team at BCCPC has gathered links to education events designed for Health Care Providers caring for people affected by life-limiting illness. The events are not created or endorsed by BCCPC unless stated in the description.
Talking About Advance Care Planning with clients & thinking about it for ourselves
Sponsored by BC Association of Social Workers Presented by Cari Hoffman & Laura Gaspard Bainbridge  This online live webinar examines the advance care planning process for working with clients and for ourselves. About the Webinar: Planning ahead before you are sick is something all of us should do. Yet less than 50% of Canadians […]
Managing Through the COVID-19 Crisis
CAPC's Virtual Office Hours are small-group consulting calls with leading subject matter experts. Experienced faculty will answer your questions on a wide variety of challenging topics. Stay for the whole hour, or hop on, hop off. This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is limited. Sessions will be added on […]
Briefing: The Future of Palliative Care During COVID-19 and Beyond
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, teams across the country are demonstrating that palliative care expertise is critically important for patients, colleagues, and health care organizations. The public health crisis is bringing to light heroic efforts and innovation within our field. But it is also highlighting a potential burgeoning […]
Grief in the time of COVID-19: Lessons for social work
Grief is a normal and natural response in this time. Grief is a response to loss that affects our physical, emotional, behavioural, social, financial, and spiritual lives. It does not only occur in response to death; any loss can cause us to grieve. So much is being lost in the midst of the COVID-19 global […]
Resiliency: Coping During COVID-19
CAPC’s Virtual Office Hours are small-group consulting calls with leading subject matter experts. Experienced faculty will answer your questions on a wide variety of challenging topics. Stay for the whole hour, or hop on, hop off. This supportive session provides an opportunity to discuss with your peers how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting you personally […]
Resiliency: Coping During COVID-19
CAPC’s Virtual Office Hours are small-group consulting calls with leading subject matter experts. Experienced faculty will answer your questions on a wide variety of challenging topics. Stay for the whole hour, or hop on, hop off. This supportive session provides an opportunity to discuss with your peers how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting you personally […]
Communicating with Patients and Families during COVID-19
Hosted by Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). This Virtual Office Hour is free and open to all, but space is limited. Sessions will be added on an ongoing basis. This session will provide an opportunity for the palliative care community to discuss how to navigate communication challenges presented at this time due to COVID-19. […]
#GriefLiteracy: Join the movement!
This event is hosted by the Palliative Care and Nursing Ethics Hub of the Centre for Research on Health and Nursing in partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association. Grief literacy aims to improve how everyday citizens can understand grief and support one another in it. This concept is embedded in a public health commitment to […]
Conversation on Guilt, Trauma, and Reactions to Changing Practices During COVID-19
This webinar is a collaborative effort between the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) and the Social Work Hospice ad Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). Join our seasoned panel of discussion leaders for an open conversation pertaining to guilt, trauma, and reactions to changing practices during COVID-19. Some topics the panel will cover: Loss of immediate […]
Childcare and Caregiving During COVID: Challenges for Palliative Care Health Care Workers
RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE This webinar will reflect on how COVID-19 has brought new challenges for palliative care professionals who also have responsibilities of caring for children, elderly parents, and others, while simultaneously trying to fulfill work-related obligations. The webinar will also solicit input from panelists and participants on balancing home and work responsibilities moving forward. […]
